Happy Veterans Day 2012

Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, November 11, 2012, 10:47 AM

Happy Veterans Day 2012–
Thank you to all who have served.

Veterans Day is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans. A federal holiday, it is observed on November 11. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I.

paul52 commented:

Sasja commented:

It is a lovely poem and I know what the good Father was trying to impart. However, we get our unalienable rights from God. Our warriors, through their blood and sacrifice, are the standard bearers. The heroes who put it all on the line to keep our Flag flying over this Republic.

“Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as
they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless
acts they perform for us in our time of need. Please place a
hedge of protection around each and everyone. I ask this in
the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen.”

stuart commented:

A few years ago my cousin, a Nebraska historian, showed me a building which yet stands today. It was a one room schoolhouse back in its time. He explained to me how our common great grandfather had ridden up to the schoolhouse, some ninety four years ago, on horseback to announce to the children: “Its over, those silly Europeans have finally sorted things out”. Sadly, it was far from over. It had, in fact, only just begun. But who could have guessed, then, that an obscure Austrian corporal would ignite the world just two decades later, and the long conflicts which would come after.
The fight goes on still. The world is utterly re arranged but the game remains the same.